5.05 PM : AT 5:05 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Conondale, Jimna, Kenilworth, the area northwest of Mapleton and the NSW border. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east.

They are forecast to affect Mount Barney and Mapleton by 5:20 pm and the area southwest of Noosa Heads, Nambour, Yandina and Eumundi by 5:35 pm.

Very heavy rainfall and damaging winds are possible with the cell west of the Sunshine Coast.

4.47 PM: AT 4:35 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Maleny, Conondale and the area south of the NSW border. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east.

They are forecast to affect Montville, Palmwoods, Nambour and Mapleton by 5:05 pm and the Border Ranges, Maroochydore, Yandina and Coolum Beach by 5:35 pm.

A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego and Southeast Coast districts.

Palmwoods before the storm:
The sights and sounds you hear before a Queensland storm.

3.40 PM : THUNDERSTORMS are moving towards the northeast and are forecast to affect Crohamhurst, Maleny, Conondale, Montville, and Stanthorpe by 4:05 pm and Maroochydore, Nambour, Mapleton and Yandina by 4:35 pm.

Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Coordinator Andrew Ryan said Sunshine Coast residents and visitors are should be prepared, tune into weather warnings and to stay safe over the next 24 hours.

Mr Ryan said the Bureau of Meteorology was predicting a slow moving trough to move across the region over the next 24 hours, possibly delivering heavy rainfall at times from the Sunshine Coast and as far north as Rockhampton.

"Residents and visitors should keep a close eye on the Bureau's forecasts and weather warnings during this period," Mr Ryan said.

"The bureau is predicting rainfall totals of between 50-100mm over the next 24hrs, with the possibility of heavier isolated falls reaching 200mm.

"The bureau is forecasting 'thunderstorm clusters', which have the potential to regenerate on themselves as they move slowly across the region.

"We may see prolonged thunderstorm activity tonight and heavy rainfall on the coast from this afternoon.

"Our roads can be affected by these types of weather events, and often we see our local roads affected by minor flooding before water affects homes, so it is important that you stay informed about local road conditions," he said.

"Not only can flood waters rise quickly, making travel dangerous, they are an indicator that homes could be impacted if heavy rainfalls than expected occur."

1.30 PM : THUNDERSTORMS have been detected on the radar near the area southwest of Esk, west of Harrisville, Peak Crossing and Rathdowney and are moving east to northeast towards the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Logan and Redland and Moreton Bay.

They are forecast to affect Ipswich, Esk, the area south of Esk and the area northwest of Esk by 2:05 pm and the D'Aguilar Ranges, Dayboro, Somerset Dam and Lake Somerset by 2:35 pm.

Damaging winds, heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.

A severe storm warning issued on December 11.

12:13 PM: Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit Toowoomba and parts of the Darling Downs within the next half an hour.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 12.20 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near the area northeast of Warwick, the area north of Warwick and Killarney.

Ipswich is included in the warning in case the storm continues through the Lockyer Valley.